PEOPLE often leave polythene bags, diyas, threads, fruits, vegetables and sweets around a peepal tree at Mahavir Park in Shivaji Colony of Rohtak, all in the name of practising their faith.

One of the newest releases of West Indian fiction published in the UK by Peepal Tree Press, “Kipling Plass” by Guyanese prize winning poet Berkley Semple, may be regarded as falling into that ...

Neem, a drought-resistant evergreen, is revered in some parts of India, where the tree itself is worshipped as the goddess Neemari Devi for its health-giving properties. The peepal tree ...

Over 250 saplings were planted, with Mahilam (Spanish Cherry), Illupai (Mahua tree), Neem, Tamarind, Peepal tree, among the various saplings that were planted.

At the age of thirty-five, under a papal tree, Sidhartha reached enlightenment and became an "enlightened one"--a Buddha (c. 528 BC). Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni ...

When they reached there, the accused asked the victim to place the flowers and leaves at the root of a peepal tree. They threatened to kill her and her friend if she failed to comply. From there ...

Let us go back to a wondrous, transcendent moment from 2500 years ago: Under the Bodhi tree, Buddha sits absorbed in meditation. At that moment, Mara, with his army, attacks him. Buddha ...

On Saturdays, light an earthen lamp with mustard oil and keep it under a peepal tree. One can chant Hanuman Chalisa daily sitting at your home and for that you do not need to step out of your home.

The peepal tree (Ficus religiosa or sacred fig) at the Suchetgarh border outpost is a striking physical presence, characterized by its robust structure and impressive size. Its broad trunk, which ...